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PETALING JAYA: Road users need to be calm and sensible when dealing with traffic accidents, Selangor police CID chief SAC Fadzil Ahmat said yesterday. He said traffic accidents are preventable but with the millions of vehicles on the roads, mishaps and misunderstanding with other road users would happen. “An accident can be inconvenient,” Fadzil said. “It gets in between our daily routine and errands. “Are we going to resort to violence? “Can the price of a car or the cost of repairs be compared to a human life? “Vehicles can be repaired but when human life is lost, it cannot be replaced. “So, we should learn to take a humane approach during accidents. “Perhaps, a smile, an apology or simply keeping it calm can help diffuse a tensed situation.” Fadzi said there are those who would play the racial card, and this could disrupt police investigations. “In a multi-racial country, people of all races are road users and there is a … [Read more...] about Stay calm after traffic accident, public told

ALOR STAR: The pro road-safety group, Safety First, is targeting to reduce up to 30% the rate of road accidents especially involving motorcyclists, through the various initiatives it is organising. Safety First advisor Datuk Seri Azman Ujang (pix) said the group was now carrying out various awareness campaigns on road safety called “Sayangi Nyawa” (Love Your Life) through various platforms especially the media. “Every year more than 4,000 fatalities due to accidents are reported and this figure only involves instant death victims. “Actually there are still many people who die due to accidents after several weeks or months of getting hospital treatment,” he told reporters after the presentation of Safety First Appreciation Certificates at the Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, here today. Azman, who is also the Chairman of the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama), said a low accident rate would not only reduce the risk of fatalities among road users, it would … [Read more...] about Safety first group aims to reduce accident rate to 30%

China: An ordinary maritime accident (Agence France-Presse) - June 14, 2019 - 12:00am BEIJING – The sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a suspected Chinese trawler in disputed waters was described by Beijing yesterday as an ordinary maritime accident. The Philippine defense department said on Wednesday a suspected Chinese boat had collided with a Filipino fishing boat anchored near Recto (Reed) Bank in the South China Sea, causing it to sink and leaving 22 crewmen to their fate. President Duterte’s office said the abandonment of the Filipino crew was “barbaric,” while Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana condemned the Chinese trawler’s “cowardly action.” Neither Beijing nor Manila have officially confirmed the boat involved in the hit-and run incident was Chinese-registered. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang yesterday called the incident “an ordinary maritime traffic … [Read more...] about China: An ordinary maritime accident

KUALA LUMPUR: In just four days since the launch of Ops Selamat 15 in conjunction with the ‘balik kampung’ exodus, 69 people have died in road accidents nationwide. The traffic safety police operation also recorded 7,012 accidents, involving 10,042 vehicles since its’ launch on May 29. Over 60% of the accidents occurred in Selangor, Johor and Kuala Lumpur, with these areas chalking up the highest number of traffic summonses. Federal police corporate communications head SAC Datin Asmawati Ahmad said up till Saturday, police issued a total of 96,127 summonses to errant road users in 1,238 operations nationwide. She said 158 burglary cases were reported at homes, shops and offices. Inspector General of Police Datuk Seri Abdul Hamid Bador, who launched Ops Selamat 15, had warned errant motorists that police would take a “total enforcement” approach during the operation, especially at accident hotspots. He said between three and four million vehicles are … [Read more...] about 69 dead, 7,012 accidents since start of Ops Selamat 15 on May 29

With airfares skyrocketing for the Idul Fitri exodus in the coming two weeks, traveling by car will be the choice of many homebound holiday revelers, particularly those leaving for Central and East Java. A recent survey by the Transportation Ministry found that 14.9 million people living in Greater Jakarta will celebrate the post-Ramadan festival in their hometowns, with 4.3 million of them opting to drive and 4.5 million taking the bus. Learning from past years and in an attempt to improve services for homebound travelers, the government has decided to apply one-way traffic on the trans-Java toll road. The policy will be effective from May 30 to June 2, affecting more than 230 kilometers between Cikarang in Bekasi, West Java, and the West Brebes exit gate in Central Java. The same arrangement will be implemented for the return flow of traffic from June 8 to 10, beginning at Palimanan toll gate in Cirebon, West Java, to Cikarang. The one-way policy was chosen over other alternatives … [Read more...] about One-way exodus traffic